People group profile · PG012591
The Evands of Cameroon
The Evands of Cameroon, numbering about 2,300 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are a small cross-border people of the Benue ethnolinguistic cluster in forested hill country spanning southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon, their border location shaping patterns of movement and cultural exchange between the two countries.
They are an indigenous people in the Benue people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Roman Catholicism, and they primarily speak Evant.
Fast facts
- Country
- Cameroon
- Population
- 2,300
- Affinity group
- Sub-Saharan African Peoples
- People cluster
- Benue
- Primary language
- Evant (bzz)
- Primary religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Strategic Progress Index ?
- Engaged yet Unreached
- Evangelical
- Less than 2%
- GSEC ?
- Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
- Lostness priority ?
- Pioneer Unreached People Group
- Region
- Middle Africa, Africa
Where they live
Gospel status
The Evands are Engaged yet Unreached, which means fewer than 2% are evangelical Christians, but there are sustained efforts to establish self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. In GSEC terms, this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years.
- Congregations exist No
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Evands
- Continue prayer and fasting for this group
- Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
- Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people
Primary religion
Roman Catholicism · Christianity
66% adherents
Primary language
Evant · Atlantic-Congo family
100% speak Evant
Gospel resources in Evant
- Bible not available
- JESUS Film not available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Evands
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
Evands in other countries
The same people is also reported in 1 other country.
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